Dr. Carlos Cesnik

Professor

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Biography

Carlos E. S. Cesnik is the Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Michigan and the founding Director of the Active Aeroelasticity Structures Research Laboratory. His research interests include computational and experimental aeroelasticity, flexible aircraft, coupled nonlinear aeroelasticity, flight dynamic response, high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) aircraft, advanced jet transport aircraft, and aerothermoelastic modeling of hypersonic vehicles. He also focuses on structural health monitoring of metallic and composite structures, damage detection, metamaterials, and guided-wave modeling. Professor Cesnik has over 350 publications in archival journals and conference papers, contributing significantly to the fields of smart structures, structural mechanics, and structural health monitoring. Before his current position, he held a tenure-track position at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and worked as a research engineer at Embraer S.A. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the Royal Aeronautical Society, and a lifetime member of the American Helicopter Society.

Research Interests

Experience

Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Professor

2025-01-01 — Present

University of Michigan • Ann Arbor, MI

Professor of Aerospace Engineering.

Clarence L. (Kelly) Johnson Collegiate Professor

2019-01-01 — 2024-01-01

University of Michigan • Ann Arbor, MI

Professor of Aerospace Engineering.

Director

— Present

Airbus-Michigan Center Aero-Servo-Elasticity Flexible Aircraft • Ann Arbor, MI

Professor

2008-01-01 — Present

University of Michigan • Ann Arbor, MI

Associate Professor

2001-01-01 — 2008-01-01

University of Michigan • Ann Arbor, MI

Boeing Assistant Professor

— Present

Massachusetts Institute of Technology • Cambridge, MA

Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Awards

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ASME-Boeing Structures & Materials Award

2019-01-01
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Research Excellence Award

2018-01-01
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Visiting Research Fellow

2015-01-01
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Benjamin Meaker Visiting Professor

2015-01-01
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Scientific Achievement Award

2011-01-01
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Outstanding Accomplishment Award

2010-01-01
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Visiting Professor

2010-01-01

Requirements for University of Michigan

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Total
Required:84
GRE General
Verbal
Required:155
Verbal Percentile
Required:50
Quantitative
Required:168
Quantitative Percentile
Required:50
Analytical Writing
Required:3.6
Writing Percentile
Required:50
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree in engineering, physics, or mathematics Calculus Physics
Application Checklist
  • Rackham Graduate School Application
  • Official Transcripts
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • Academic Statement of Purpose
  • Personal Statement
  • CV/Resume
Specialization Notes

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science